The pepper grinder is not actually supposed to be a beer tap and those aren't quotation marks on them, they are lines that indicate motion. In this case, to show the motion of the beer tap being pulled. Those lines are drawn often times in cartoons, in the newspaper, etc. in England :-)

To me, this says, "Someone said ours are the best fish and chips in Oxford, but they aren't really and we're not going to tell you who said it so that you can check our source." Seems wholly apocryphal to me.

Why is it that over-punctuation is such a "BIG DEAL?" ;-} It seems to me that punctuation comes under the general heading of "GRAMMAR." From what I've read, there are few comments on this site that are grammatically correct. Some of the captions are nightmarish - ("gramatically speaking!")!!! Don't even get me started on the comments being posted! For a bunch of grammar "SNOBS" you sure are lenient on yourselves!?!! I am of the opinion that you should "Wash your own dishes" before cleaning someone else's. (I love Southern quotes!!!) And Bethany, the last person to start sentences with the word, "And," was Hemingway!!!!! I think he was paid by the word, therefore; it was more acceptable! What a wonderfully perfect use of time and grey matter!!!!(Before everyone at Starbuck's has a chance to comment - I know, I made all the mistakes on purpose. It's called sarcasm!!)

Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are NOT the same thing. And please forgive those of us who love language. If it bothers you so that we have something that amuses us, why waste your own precious "grey matter" commenting on it.

And seriously, this is just supposed to be for a laugh. Give it a rest. You're never going to convince anyone that the quotes are wrong, because the whole point is that they're merely unnecessary and it's fun to misinterpret them.

Beekeebear ...Who has her panties in a knot? Wow, a little too sensitive about the subject, are we?

By the way... P{unct)"ua"t.ion is a part of grammar.

Don't be fooled, I care very much about our language and the way it is abused. I also find it interesting that so many people are having their little mini-debates over what the quotes actually mean in any given instance. I was interested enough to find this site and find it amusing, but surprised to see so many "intelligent" people arguing over what really amounts to nothng. What did the writer really meant to say? Is it a "Beer Tap Pull" or a "Pepper Shaker" in the picture? I Just happen to be amused myself at the pretentiousness of the "whole" thing. Also, I'm just as amused that I let myself be dragged into this whole "blogging/arguing" thing.

Anyway, beekee... don't call the death squad on me yet, I'm not making fun of you - I'm merely amused by you. Just in the same way you are amused by those who don't know how to use quote marks.

anonymous: your rebuttal is much more reasonable than than your original post (assuming you are the same person - the dramatic change in tone makes me skeptical), which I also interpreted as aggressive. Everyone should just settle down and have fun, which I believe was Beekeebear's point.